# Accident 20041105027679A: Swftms GC1B, Angel Fire, NM, November 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3200° N, 105.2942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3200&lon=-105.2942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80791, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80791) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,092 total, 179 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041105027679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2004 AT 1550 MST, A TEMCO GC-1B, N80791, REGISTERED TO DCI LEASING, LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AT ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT, ANGEL FIRE NM WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DODGE CITY, KANSAS ON NOVEMBER 5, 2004 AT 1345 CST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA021), Nov 5, 2004: Temco GC-1B (N80791), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N80791 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890611015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611015159A), Jun 11, 1989: Univac GC1B (N80791), Luther, OK, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft turning final for landing. Descended into trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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